by Nate Davis, USA TODAY Sports

by Nate Davis, USA TODAY Sports

The NFL's 2013 league year is just two days old, but the start of free agency and ability to officially trade players have already shifted the landscape of power significantly with dozens more moves to come. Here's a quick glance at some of the early winners and losers of the past 48 or so hours:

Winner: Peyton ManningBy virtue of resting on his couch unscathed Tuesday, he guaranteed himself $40 million over the next two seasons. Then he watched John Elway get him Wes Welker, the league's best slot receiver, and a shiny new (body)guard, Louis Vasquez.

Loser: Tom BradyHe purportedly gave back money so the New England Patriots gained cap room, then watched Welker join forces with his archfrenemy.

Winners: Mike Wallace and Dannell EllerbeThe Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens, teams known for locking up their core players, didn't tie down Wallace or Ellerbe, respectively. So they fled to the Miami Dolphins and got paid nearly $100 million collectively. (Linebacker Philip Wheeler also cashed in, getting a five-year, $26 million pact to join his third team in six seasons.)

Losers: DolphinsThey paid through the nose for two players a pair of perennial contenders wouldn't break the bank for. Kudos to GM Jeff Ireland for improving a long moribund operation, but the NFL is littered with failed outlays of this sort. Can you say "Dream Team?"

Losers/incomplete: Cincinnati BengalsEven after franchising defensive end Michael Johnson for $11.2 million, they entered free agency with nearly $43 million at their disposal â?¦ and they still have most of it. Maybe they're waiting to get some players at cap-friendly rates, but don't hold your breath. Rather disappointing for a team coming off two playoff seasons but in need of more ammo to advance.

Winners: Most of last year's rookie quarterbacksThe Indianapolis Colts got Andrew Luck some better blockers. The Seattle Seahawks brought Percy Harvin to the nest for Russell Wilson. Ryan Tannehill will surely approve of the Wallace signing, whatever the cost. Even Brandon Weeden should benefit from an apparently upgraded Browns defense.

Loser: Last year's rookie of the year quarterbackRobert Griffin III's Washington Redskins were mostly relegated to the free agent sideline as they finish paying off last year's $36 million cap penalty. With no first-round pick, either, probably no significant O-line improvements for the rehabbing RGIII this year.

Winner: MegatronWith Reggie Bush now in the backfield to transform a one-dimensional offense, record-setting receiver Calvin Johnson doesn't have to gain all the downfield yardage for the Detroit Lions offense.

Loser: Adrian PetersonWith Harvin gone and no bona fide wideout replacement in the fold yet (please come, Greg Jennings), AD just might have to keep grinding out every yard for the Minnesota Vikings. No wonder he's bellyaching on Twitter.

Winners: College QBsWith the Buffalo Bills' somewhat surprising release of Ryan Fitzpatrick, it appears more teams picking in the 2013 draft's top 10 might have openings under center.

Winners: Jacksonville JaguarsSeriously. They began free agency with $28.1 million to spend. But new GM Dave Caldwell and coach Gus Bradley seem to be wisely waiting to use it for the day when the Jags are just a player or two away from contending. That won't be in 2013, but maybe in 2014. Patience pays, Jags fans ... the quick fixes, after all, haven't solved anything the past few years.

Loser: Tim TebowHe's still not a hometown Jacksonville Jaguar and probably won't ever be. And he's still not free to find another team that might actually want him.

Winner: Anquan BoldinHe gets to play for a franchise that was in the Super Bowl last season - the San Francisco 49ers - for the full $6 million he's owed while keeping his principles intact.

Loser: Anquan BoldinHe has to leave a comfortable situation with the Baltimore Ravens because he was unwilling to accept a paycut. Now he has to re-establish himself in an entirely new locker room ... then might have to do it again in 2014.

Losers: RavensThings went great prior to March 12 - a Super Bowl victory, a long-term deal for Flacco. But the exodus since has been painful, especially those of Boldin and Ellerbe, players who seemed locks to remain core components of the roster.

Winners: Oakland RaidersBy shedding Darrius Heyward-Bey and Michael Huff and parting with the millstone contracts of Richard Seymour and Shane Lechler, they continue to distance themselves from some of the questionable decisions that shackled the franchise in Al Davis' final years while moving into position to chart a fresh course under GM Reggie McKenzie.